Crying at the drop of a pin.

[Bear1922]

Does the death of an onscreen character make you dissolve into tears? Not tiny tears - fully-fledged ugly crying.

And I've watched the show multiple times, so the characters death was expected.

I'm crying so Easily these days. Anyone else feel similar?

[geoff]

Hello Bear, and can we welcome you to the forums.

Absolutely, when I suffering from depression, even when an ad showed some emotion that I could somehow relate to, can I say that you have our support.

It's an awful experience but it tells us that for some reason we are under some type of anxiety or stress as my psychologist used to tell me and was fragile.

I know that when I did cry I was mocked by those in the same room, so I had to get up and leave.

Can I ask if you have seen your doctor to begin with because you can't or it's extremely difficult to overcome this by yourself.

Hope to hear back from you.

Geoff.

[romantic_thi3f]

Hi Bear1922,

Thanks for your post - and yes, very much so! I think I personally go through phases of being super sad, disappointed or just overwhelmed. The super sad parts are when I cry at anything - maybe the character on TV has to look like they are hurting and that's enough for me!

Your post came to the PTSD + Trauma section - often with a history of trauma everything can feel very vulnerable - so where someone might be able to do something and be fine it can be really hard for someone else.

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[Slipperyfish]

I 100% get it. I feel like crying over everything. My biggest problem is that I really try not to cry. I grew up being told crying is a sign of weakness. I know now that it’s not. But I really struggle with it. I do find though that if I cry away from other people and if people don’t see me upset, I not only feel better for letting my feelings out, but I don’t feel embarrassed or guilty. Does that make sense?

but don’t feel alone. I understand the feelings. I’ve watched greys anatomy from start to finish over and over and I still cry when someone dies. And it doesn’t even need to be a regular character. As soon as they call time of death I’m a mess!

[Guest_1643]

absolutely sobbing over things I see, sometimes weird things, that just hit me hard.
I feel sad for real life stories of people suffering,

and also sometimes moved about kindess... like i feel kindness is so impossible and far away in this ugly world

then i hear about what people are doing in this time, real people, to show love for vulnerable..... and i do cry.

I think something just needs to get out
I wish I didn't feel so ashamed and disgusted by it though

these silly useless tears

[Tialee]

Welcome, and I sometimes wish it was just an onscreen death that made me cry I am th2 biggest , emotional ball of tears ever .
I cry about everything and it ranges from happy, to sad, to anger tears and everything in between.
I find it hard to deal with and it's a daily thing I've found at the moment being locked away from the world I've been even worse but sometimes I will whack on a show knowing full well it is sad just so I can cry. It's good to release emotions .
I was also brought up with the whole crying is bad , don't be a sook and it's taken me a long time to come to terms with it but I am a sook and I'm slightly proud of it because it shows I'm not a robot I have feelings . So go ahead g4ab some tissues and have an ugly cry just remember to wipes those tears away though and hold your head high and carry on with lifw

[geoff]

Hello Sleepy21, being at school at a young age, there were times when we people teased us just because we started to cry and made us feel inferior to those who weren't, or being made fun of by an elder sibling who would take advantage of this situation.

If you try and hold back from crying, you may feel worse for much longer, but if a loving shoulder appears, that's when you can breakdown.

Can I join Tialee and grab some tissues and never be afraid to have a cry, it's an emotional release that will only build up and make your situation more vulnerable.

Look after yourself.

Geoff.